…From: American Farm Bureau Labor Visa Backlogs Threaten 2016 Crops, Farm Bureau Calls for Action Agency delays in processing visas for workers who tend and harvest America’s food crops are…
Environmental Impact Report Draft Released
…million people and nearly one million acres of farmland. The proposed Water Supply Contract Extension project involves extending the State Water Project water supply contracts beyond 2035, which is the…
Cultivating the Next Generation of Farmers and Ranchers
…sustaining food security, food safety, and many other aspects of agriculture that will become even more challenging as our global population grows. The Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program, and…
Climate Smart Agriculture
…World Food Center. Agenda and Presentations Webinar Agenda (.pdf) Presentation: Amrith Gunasekara, California Department of Food and Agriculture (.pdf) Presentation: Don Cameron, Terranova Ranch Inc (.pdf) Presentation: Lodewijk Stuyt, Wageningen…
Humane Society to Target Broiler Welfare
…issues.” Meatingplace reports a letter from HSUS senior director of food policy Josh Balk said many issues HSUS focused on recently have been “largely put to rest,” including confinement issues…
Zika Virus Battle
…supply of standing water in the buried pipe beneath the soil surface, which provide sites for mosquito development. To test the theory, the CMAD personnel went door to door in…
Greenhouse Gas and Fuel Efficiency Standards for Heavy-Duty Trucks
…is a huge win for the American people, giving us cleaner air, more money saved at the pump, and real benefits for consumers across the supply chain,” said Transportation Secretary…
Edible Flowers
…way to the fruit, and thus the seed, ensuring the cycle of life continues. Do you dare give into the temptation to pluck it for food? Many a chef certainly…
Indonesian Wheat Milling Executives Coming to America
U.S. Wheat Associates will bring milling executives from one of the largest Indonesian companies to America this month to tour the U.S. wheat supply chain. The managers of four different…
Obama Tells Congress That TPP Is Coming
…football with the topic. Obama called America, “A part of the global economy,” stressing the necessity of international supply chains and the importance of the export sector to U.S. jobs…
Agri View: Modern Technology
…the book down. What technology is going to grow you a watermelon? How will the internet supply our cereal manufacturers? We can’t even get our minds together on genetically modified…
Economic Analysis of the 2016 California Drought for Agriculture
…the Central Valley. This is roughly 14 percent less than a normal statewide surface water supply for crops. This shortage is reduced with nearly 1.9 million acre-foot of additional groundwater…
Mason Jar Recycling
…plastic bags, and plastic containers that hold our food and beverages. It’s what you carry your groceries home in. It’s part of your daily beauty ritual, housing your lotions, cosmetics,…
Restaurant Chain Apologizes to Beef Producers
The Canada-based restaurant chain Earl’s has apologized to beef producers in the spat between the two over an announcement the chain would only serve 100 percent Certified Humane beef. The…